Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-06-09
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LOCAL BREVlTIES.

County court Is In session THIS week.
FOUND About Two weeks since, a white
apron. Can be had at this office.
The Arcadia 4th of July Barbecue will be
the biggest celebration in the Southeast.
Theo. Rudy, Pilot Knob, delivers beer in
pints and quarts anywhere in the Valley.
Don't forget that during the races tickets
can be secured to st. Louis at reduced rates.
This week has. so far, been a scorcher.
The thermometer Monday registered 80 de-
gress in the shade, with a tendency to rise
rather than fall.
Messrs. L. B. Walker and C. W. Tetwiler
have received the contract for building the
new courthouse in Poplar Bluff. The build
ing will cost SO, 900.
From the Poplar Bluff Citizen we learn
that the family of Mr.. j. B. White, president
of the Missouri Lumber & Mining Company,
will spend the summer In Ironton.
Bruce Lindsay offers to the public pure
article Of "gilt-edged" cream. Parlor OPEN
ed six days in the week; orders promptly
filled. Patronage kindly solicited.
Silas Vaughn has bought new chair and
most noted improvement is a new cup case,
with cups, some of which bear the names OF
prominent citizens of Ironton and Arcadia.
The w. C. T. U. will meet Friday after
noon, June 10th, at the NJ. E. Church, Iron
ton, at O'Clock.
Mrs. C. F. LYMAN,
NJ. A. RUSSELL, President.
Supt. Press Work.
We are having a stone wall built along the
pavement in front of the REGISTER office and
we will soon be in condition to raise Cain
with every householder on main street who
doesn't keep his sidewalk in proper repair!
Dye hear?
Mr.. Irwin B. White, County School Com
missioner of Dent county, requests US to
state that the First Teachers Normal lnsti-
tute of Dent county will be held at Salem,
during the week commencing June Goth.
All interested are invited to be present.
STRAY ED Oh SToI EN-F-om the residence
OF w. Fl. Thomson, Arcadia, fox terrier
dog, answers to the name OF "Eock." White
all over with the exception of onee and
eve. A reward of $3.50 will be paid for the
return of said dog to this office or to Mr..
Thomson's residence.
To "Addien Markham, Gardener, we desire
to make acknowledgement for a basket OF
early yegetables-beeis, cabbages, potatoes,
etc, eic.-seat us last Saturday. The whole
household, following the injunction OF Scrip
lures in reference TO strangers, "took 'em
in" and fully enjoved the performance.
Judge Emerson one day last week pur-
chased a couple of houses and several lots In
bismarck. He intends Immediately build
ing several tenement houses on the vacant
lots. The Judge informs us that Bismarck
is on tie improve and bids fair to shortly
assume the size anu airs OF booming town.
The Supreme Court Monday affirmed the
decision of the lower court in the case OF H..
III. Holioman vs.. st. L., /. NJ. d 5. KY, ap-
pealed from this county by the railroad COM
MANY some three years since, but just recent
" reached by the appellate count. j. b.
walker represented the plaintiff in both
courts.
Tony Lopez, sent up to the penitentlary
from this cot nty for larceny, was recently
,,.rdoned nv Governor Marmaduke. The
pardon was granted at the request of most
~ our county officials and several of our cit
7zens. who believed that Lopez had suffered
sufficiently for the crime of which he was
accused.
The Comic Opera, "Olivette," is in the
programme of Commencement Exercises AZ
the Ursuline Convent next Wednesday, iotn'
In view of the success that has invariably
heretofore been attained by like unoertak-
anps under the supervision OF the good SIS
sers. we feel justified in remarking that all
who attend are sure of a rare treat
The City assessment just completed looms
hid immensely and shows prod'glous
growth over that of last year. Some eod per-
sons names appear ON the books TINS year
and we don't believe the number has ever
heretofore ever gone over SEQ. To the IN
terest being taken in the license question
can be attributed the undue increase.
Mr.. A. W;nkler has lately purchased some
a.,ts on Shepherd street from Mrs. NJ. G.
Gideon, aud will probably erect dwell
ing thereon st q near day. Whether IL ID
MIR. WIS intention to occupy the same OF
rent, we are not yet aware, but promise oul
readers that II he be matrimonialiy inclined
,they will be fully informed in due time.
H.w. Jackson last week made photo Of
sae Seymour Theatre Company's Band a.
they appeared In the band wagon, that Is al
excellent piece of work and one on when II
would be hard to improve. Among otnei
pictures he has lately made, are also one Of
Louis Millerss house and shop. They ike
wise are good specimens of photographing
and reflect credit On the artist.
The nearest approach TO novelty In the
mo tograph line that has come to our notice
lately is a picture recently made by sim
Buekman of one Of our prominent citizens
as he daily appears on our streets to ano
from his office. The negative was made
without the knowledge Of the subject as he
was passing the gallery and is splendid job
Now while we can't exactly say we approve
of such praetice-this thing Of picturing q
man unawares and when, perhaps, hs is not
in the best of shape-we must say that IL II
mighty good evidence that "Buck." under
stands his business.